The child tax credit remains unchanged at $1,000 per child. This credit begins to phase out for married couples filing jointly who make $110,000 or more, and for single filers who make $75,000 or more.

The personal and dependent exemption remains the same from 2016, at $4,050.

The earned income tax credit rose to $6,318, and the maximum income limit for the credit rose to $53,930. If you took the earned income tax credit for 2016, you might find that your refund is delayed (see below).

The foreign earned income exclusion got bumped up to $102,100.

The standard mileage rate you can expense if you use your car for business has dropped to 53.5 cents per mile.

More Details About 2017 Tax Law Changes

The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 may delay your refund. This legislation stipulates that the IRS cannot send credits or refunds for overpayment prior to February 15 for taxpayers who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit on their taxes. The PATH Act went into effect on January 1, 2017. The new legislation will not affect that amount you can expect to receive from your credit or refund in any way, it will just make early filers wait until after February 15 to receive their checks.

The Saver’s Credit AGI Was Increased Again – They keep making this saver’s credit easier and easier to get into. The adjusted gross income (AGI) limits are now:

Married filing jointly is $62,000

Head of household is $46,500

Single filers is $31,000

Nice that they keep making it easier for folks to save through this credit. I’d love to see stats on the number of people using this credit.

Increased Standard Deduction – If you are one of the lucky few for which life is so simple that the standard deduction does the trick, you are in luck. For the tax year 2017, the standard deductions for all peeps have been upped to keep up with inflation:

Married filing jointly is $12,700

Single is $6,350

Head of household is $9,350

Alternative minimum tax: The exemption amount for tax year 2017 is $84,500 for married couples filing jointly and $54,300 for individuals. This is a bump up from the 2016 amounts, which were $83,800 and $53,900, respectively.

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